/ əˈmendz; NAmE / noun
[ pl. ]
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IDIOMS
- make amends (to sb) (for sth / for doing sth)
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French amendes penalties, fine, plural of amende reparation, from amender , based on Latin emendare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out of + menda a fault.